I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
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#1I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 2:49pm
Melts in your ears like butter.
JohnBoy2
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#2re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 2:52pmWhy they aren't considering her for Eliza in this proposed remake of My Fair Lady, rather than Kiera Knightley, is beyond me.
#2re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:03pm
Well, to be fair, we've never heard Keira Knightley sing. She might be really good. And then there's the fact that she really is English. But yeah... I'm still kinda doubtful about her for that role...
I think Anne Hathaway has a beautiful voice, though I have to admit she sounds slightly strained on "If I Could Only Dream This World Away" from "The Woman In White." I love her version of "Somebody To Love" from Ella Enchanted, though... I find myself watching that on Youtube over and over again...
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JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#3re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:06pmWell, I wasn't limiting it to just a singing voice, because neither can compare with Julie Andrews. I meant the overall package. Looks, singing, acting, charm, etc. Plus Hathaway doesn't look like she belongs in an eating disorders clinic.
#4re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:15pm
Believe me, I'm on your side. I was just trying to rationalize why they were considering her for the role.
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#5re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:15pm
Keira Knightly singing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxPobJq2LWY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j0GbUKVKZc&feature=related
Wow! She's almost... tolerable. Reminds me of junior high choir auditions. She would get in, sure, but probably wouldn't have gotten the 8th grade solo.
EDIT: And I'm really tired of little girl voices that can barely hold pitch being called "wonderful singers."
No. They ain't.
Sure, she'll be cast in musicals and so will Anne Hathaway (who is marginally better than Knightly), because they're movie stars. But neither are "wonderful singers." For that (on film), look to Andrews, Streisand, Garland... hell, even Catherine Zeta-Jones, who could sing rings around these two little chickpea ingenues.
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#6re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:18pmI love me some Anne Hathaway, particularly as a person...but after seeing her onstage (charming!) and hearing her on youtube, I feel her voice is a little thin for Eliza. My opinion.
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#7re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:20pm
It is, doodle. But Knightly's is even thinner.
Can't anybody really SING anymore? I don't mean "whine on key" loudly, I mean SING.
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JohnBoy2
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#8re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:23pm
True. But I still think they can make more of a silk purse out of Hathaway's sow's ear. It's not like it has to be performed 8 shows per week or anything. I also hear Clooney is the front-runner for Higgins!
Updated On: 10/7/08 at 03:23 PM
#9re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:24pmI do love me some Anne Hathaway. As far as actresses who sing (or "sing," haha), I also really like Emmy Rossum.
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#10re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:25pm
NO, besty, no...
Actually, I remember Anne on Letterman or something speaking about her singing. She sang a bit of an art song and everyone was all "wooo!" and she claimed that she was NOT a singer, but did win a spot on her state chorus (NJ) or something.
She's a great kid...almost makes up for the Lohans, etc.
She was actually PERFECT for Carnival.
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Borstalboy
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#11re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:26pmI somehow get the feeling this one ain't gonna get made.
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#12re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:30pm
I honestly think that if a film of Wicked is made in the next 2-3 years, Hathaway will be the gal to beat for Elphaba. (no joke)
As you say, there's enough there to work with. That doesn't make her a brilliant singer, it just means she can do it (on film and with lots of takes and help in a recording studio). And because she is physically right for the part and could act the hell out of it AND sell tickets, I really think she'll get the part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPPH-UzsAgM
She's a singing actress. And I'm not knocking that for one minute!
But I would never go as far as to call her a "wonderful singer."
EDIT: And that whole George Clooney faux fight with Brad Pitt was hilarious! And a JOKE. I don't think you'll be seeing/hearing him as Higgins in any My Fair Lady remake.
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JohnBoy2
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#13re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:53pmHow about Clooney for Higgins, Pitt for Pickering and Mark Wahlberg for Freddy?
#14re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:56pm
Totally.
And Bette Midler for Mrs. Higgins!
Nick Nolte for Alfred Doolittle!
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Borstalboy
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#15re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 4:04pmNaw, Tom Waits for Alfred!
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JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#16re: I looooove Anne Hathaway's singing voice
Posted: 10/7/08 at 4:16pmGary Busey would have been my choice for Doolittle.
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